Health & Nutrition Blogs

What can we do about the Fukushima legacy?

While we may not be able to affect what’s going on at Fukushima, we could certainly try to prevent such an accident from happening again. We need to express our concern and speak out to the President, who supports nuclear power, and Congress. We need to insist that aging reactors be inspected regularly, upgraded for safety, and decommissioned when necessary.

Where does radiation concentrate in our food?

Radiation concentrates in milk because cows eat grass, and grass and broad-leafed vegetables such as spinach and kale are among the first crops to accumulate radiation from nuclear fallout when it comes down in rain and dust, settling on the leaves and surrounding soil.

Radiation from Fukushima is entering the U.S. food chain

Authorities in the U.S. insist that there is no danger to public health or the environment from the Fukushima nuclear crisis, and that levels of radiation that have been detected in water, air, soil and food in North America since the accident are in such minuscule quantities as to present little to no danger.

The emerging reality of the ongoing nuclear reactor crisis in Fukushima, Japan – now in its third month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami caused nuclear explosions at the plant 150 miles north of Tokyo – is that it is not under control at all.

Natural-foods stores sell out of radiation-fighting supplements

Returning from the Natural Products Expo West on Monday, I discovered something very disturbing and yet fascinating as I went shopping at my local natural-foods store in my hometown of Boulder. All of the kelp dietary supplements were sold out.

Why Sustainable Agriculture is a Solution to Global Warming, and Why We Should All Be Advocates for Organic Farming and Foods

Simply stated, sustainable farming has the potential to help mitigate agriculture’s impact on global warming. Organic agriculture methods have been shown to significantly reduce energy inputs, by 30 percent in the case of organic corn production compared to conventional.

Salmon set to become the first genetically engineered food animal

It grows twice as fast, says the company and its scientists for hire. The new genetically engineered salmon, called AquaAdvantage, won’t escape into the wild and there’s very little chance it will breed, they claim. And it’s perfectly healthy for humans to eat, they say.

Strong link found between ADHD in kids and commonly used pesticides

Here is some disturbing news for parents: A study published in June 2010 in the respected peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics followed 1,139 children aged 8-15, and found a strong link between children’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and exposure to commonly used pesticides on fruits and vegetables. The researchers, from the Harvard School of Public Health and elsewhere, used a structured interview with a parent to ascertain ADHDstatus.

Why we should all be advocates for organic farming and foods

“Organic farming approaches…for such crops as corn and soybeans…not only use an average of 30 percent less fossil energy but also conserve more water in the soil, induce less erosion, maintain soil quality and conserve more biological resources than conventional farming does.”